diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/codex/compact.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/codex/compact.rs
index a465f937..0e206464 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/codex/compact.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/codex/compact.rs
@@ -79,15 +79,29 @@ pub(super) async fn run_compact_task(
     input: Vec<InputItem>,
     compact_instructions: String,
 ) {
+    let start_event = Event {
+        id: sub_id.clone(),
+        msg: EventMsg::TaskStarted(TaskStartedEvent {
+            model_context_window: turn_context.client.get_model_context_window(),
+        }),
+    };
+    sess.send_event(start_event).await;
     run_compact_task_inner(
-        sess,
+        sess.clone(),
         turn_context,
-        sub_id,
+        sub_id.clone(),
         input,
         compact_instructions,
         true,
     )
     .await;
+    let event = Event {
+        id: sub_id,
+        msg: EventMsg::TaskComplete(TaskCompleteEvent {
+            last_agent_message: None,
+        }),
+    };
+    sess.send_event(event).await;
 }
 
 async fn run_compact_task_inner(
@@ -98,15 +112,6 @@ async fn run_compact_task_inner(
     compact_instructions: String,
     remove_task_on_completion: bool,
 ) {
-    let model_context_window = turn_context.client.get_model_context_window();
-    let start_event = Event {
-        id: sub_id.clone(),
-        msg: EventMsg::TaskStarted(TaskStartedEvent {
-            model_context_window,
-        }),
-    };
-    sess.send_event(start_event).await;
-
     let initial_input_for_turn: ResponseInputItem = ResponseInputItem::from(input);
     let instructions_override = compact_instructions;
     let turn_input = sess.turn_input_with_history(vec![initial_input_for_turn.clone().into()]);
@@ -195,13 +200,6 @@ async fn run_compact_task_inner(
         }),
     };
     sess.send_event(event).await;
-    let event = Event {
-        id: sub_id.clone(),
-        msg: EventMsg::TaskComplete(TaskCompleteEvent {
-            last_agent_message: None,
-        }),
-    };
-    sess.send_event(event).await;
 }
 
 fn content_items_to_text(content: &[ContentItem]) -> Option<String> {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact.rs
index 361315f7..8db70f35 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/compact.rs
@@ -861,8 +861,18 @@ async fn auto_compact_allows_multiple_attempts_when_interleaved_with_other_turn_
         .await
         .unwrap();
 
+    let mut auto_compact_lifecycle_events = Vec::new();
     loop {
         let event = codex.next_event().await.unwrap();
+        if event.id.starts_with("auto-compact-")
+            && matches!(
+                event.msg,
+                EventMsg::TaskStarted(_) | EventMsg::TaskComplete(_)
+            )
+        {
+            auto_compact_lifecycle_events.push(event);
+            continue;
+        }
         if let EventMsg::TaskComplete(_) = &event.msg
             && !event.id.starts_with("auto-compact-")
         {
@@ -870,6 +880,11 @@ async fn auto_compact_allows_multiple_attempts_when_interleaved_with_other_turn_
         }
     }
 
+    assert!(
+        auto_compact_lifecycle_events.is_empty(),
+        "auto compact should not emit task lifecycle events"
+    );
+
     let request_bodies: Vec<String> = responder
         .recorded_requests()
         .into_iter()